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Pokemon was created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1996.
He based Pokemon on real world animals because as a kid he liked exploring.
He got the idea of catching Pokemon because one of his hobbies as a kid was catching insects and tadpoles.
Tajiri formed Game Freak with the help of his friends. Originally his game was called Capsule Monsters but was later changed into Pocket Monsters.